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The Monkey

Kapijātaka

“A holy sage”—This story was told by the Master whilst living at Jetavana, about a hypocritical Brother.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.410. Kapijātaka

1.1PTS 2.269“Ayaṁ isī upasamasaṁyame rato,1.2Sa tiṭṭhati sisirabhayena aṭṭito;1.3Handa ayaṁ pavisatumaṁ agārakaṁ,1.4Vinetu sītaṁ darathañca kevalaṁ”.

2.1PTS 2.270“Nāyaṁ isī upasamasaṁyame rato,2.2Kapī ayaṁ dumavarasākhagocaro;2.3So dūsako rosako cāpi jammo,2.4Sacevajemampi dūseyyagāran”ti.

3.1Kapijātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

3.2Siṅgālavaggo dasamo.

4.1Tassuddānaṁ

5.1Atha rājā siṅgālavaro sunakho,5.2Tathā kosiya icchati kālaghaso;5.3Atha dānavaroṭṭhapi sārathinā,5.4Punambavanañca sisirakapi dasāti.

6.1Atha vagguddānaṁ

7.1Daḷhañca vaggaṁ aparena santhavaṁ,7.2Kalyāṇavaggāsadiso ca rūhakaṁ;7.3Nataṁdaḷha bīraṇathambhakaṁ puna,7.4Kāsāvupāhana siṅgālakena dasāti.

8.1Dukanipātaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.